Cordillera de Oncol

Valdivian Coast Range Cordillera de Mahuidanchi
View from Cerro Oncol
Highest point
Peak	Cerro Oncol
Elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
Geography
Map showing the Valdivian Coast Range (Cordillera de Mahuidanchi) in the west.
Country	Chile
Region	Los Ríos Region
Range coordinates	40°04′S 73°25′W / 40.067°S 73.417°W / -40.067; -73.417Coordinates: 40°04′S 73°25′W / 40.067°S 73.417°W / -40.067; -73.417
Parent range	Chilean Coast Range (Cordillera de la Costa)
Geology
Orogeny	Toco
Age of rock	Carboniferous[1]

The Cordillera de Oncol (sometimes called Valdivian Coast Range) is a mountain range, located along the Pacific coast in southern Chile. It is part of the Chilean Coast Range System (Cordillera de la Costa). It was named for the city of Valdivia. The highest point of the range is Cerro Oncol, at 715 m.

Natural history[]

The Valdivian Coastal Range has about 1 million acres (4,000 km²) of Valdivian temperate rain forests habitat, approximately one-quarter of which are protected.

The region has long been geographically isolated, making it a haven for endemic species. Some of the rare species that inhabit the Valdivian Coastal Range include the pudu (the smallest deer in the world), the common degu, the marine otter, and the monito del monte, or mountain monkey (actually a marsupial).

See also[]

• Chilean Coast Range
• Cruces River
• Punucapa
• Valdivia
• Valdivian Coastal Reserve

References[]

External links[]

• Conservation efforts in the Valdivian Coastal Range